Hobbit-Ponies
The common pony was a small, stiff-maned horse, bred from wild animals by the Dwarves in the Elder Days. Harfoots of the gate-villages of Khazad-dûm were credited with breeding and training ponies for use by Hobbits, calming the beast's contrary disposition and skittishness. As might be expected, the Hollin-folk almost completely dominated the market for ponies at the time of the Shire settlement. Small pony herds traveled the roads of Cardolan every spring, being herded to market in the more prosperous Shire villages. Draft ponies were then used by all but the poorest of Hobbits; riding ponies remained the privilege of the most prosperous.
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- Retrieved from [Realms of Arda]; original reference: [ICE MERP 2012]